In honor of “The Last Dance” which is a documentary highlighting the amazing career of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls, there is a debate going on where everybody is ranking the top five teams in this history of the game.
The 1995-96 Bulls went on to win 72 games and it was also the beginning of another 3-peat. Obviously, a lot of people are going to have that Chicago team at the top of their list, but what about the other four spots?
ESPN basketball analyst Jay Bilas made his list and he had the 1983 champion Philadelphia 76ers ranked as the fourth-best team on his list. They were up there with the Boston Celtics teams led by Larry Bird plus two different Los Angeles Lakers teams. ESPN’s graphic says the 1992-93 Sixers so forgive their typo.
Jay Bilas has ranked the 1983 champion #Sixers as the 4th greatest team of all time pic.twitter.com/RhWSVC2TVg
— Ky Carlin (@Ky_Carlin) May 17, 2020
The 1983 Sixers were led by some of the best players in franchise history in Julius Erving, Moses Malone, and Andrew Toney. The team was so dominant that they only lost one game throughout the playoffs on their way to an NBA title. They swept the New York Knicks, then beat the Milwaukee Bucks in five games, and then swept the Lakers in the Finals. [lawrence-related id=31160,31155,31138]